Universal Carrier, Tamiya 1/35

next thing on the bench is Tamiyas Universal Carrier

not sure where im going to go with this, need to do some research.......might be a European Theatre or North African, not decided

might have a go at the figures, not something i do so need the practice

sprue pics to follow

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Carrier

Built this a few years ago Paul. Goes together well but if I recall it's impossible (or almost impossible) to install the driver figure in situ.

its the one big glitch with the kit, i plan to not include him lol

whats in the box.....quite looking forward to cracking on with this.....at least being Tamiya it should go together better than the Ta-152 lol

an hours work and im this far

Great start, Paul.

Nice start Paul. It's a great kit and I really enjoyed building mine.Lends itself to a load of extra detail.

ready for a coat of paint tomorrow

Great start! Looking forward to the progress. 

suddenly this went together lol

coat of dark green, coat of Kleer, decals added

next step is some more assembly, stuff like the running gear and gubbins, then a dark wash

had problems with the decals..........strangly for Tamiya the large allied stars dissolved!..........had some spare ones in the spares box that was originally meant for a 1/48 P51 Reno Racer.......turned out to be near enough size

This is really shaping up Paul.

Looking great! And also great that you had spare decals, that kind of snafu is always a pain.

so its had a black wash, then i tried some stuff by AK called 'streaking grime' to add some effect to the sides, then a matt coat on top to dull it down and seal it

next will be to add some mud down the sides.....cant decide weather to mist some on or try the splatter nozzle in my aztek ab

painting up bits and bobs to go in the back

figures are being excluded lol.......didnt go too well

Looking good, Paul.

Looking great Paul.

The AK Streaking Grime works well. Been using it for years.

Calling this one done
The muddying didn’t quite go to plan, but not much I can do about it now
Added boxes and bags and gubbins in the back
More pics in the finished thread